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Cast

Antonia Neri Juárez

Antonia Neri Juárez

Modesta Ortega Ramírez

Modesta Ortega Ramírez

Amelia Ramírez

Amelia Ramírez

Cirina Ramírez

Cirina Ramírez

Norberto Ramírez Calzado

Norberto Ramírez Calzado

Marina Rodríguez

Marina Rodríguez

Alicia Alarcón

Alicia Alarcón

Cecilia Castillo

Cecilia Castillo

María Dávila

María Dávila

Yuri Serbolov

Yuri Serbolov

Antolín Escobar

Antolín Escobar

Jorge Montúfar Araujo

Jorge Montúfar Araujo

Marcos Manuel Suárez

Marcos Manuel Suárez

Carlos Peredo Merio

Carlos Peredo Merio

Tomas Flores Allende

Tomas Flores Allende

Félix Salgado Macedonio

Félix Salgado Macedonio

Heberto Castillo

Heberto Castillo

Irma Serrano C. Domínguez

Irma Serrano C. Domínguez

Emili García Jiménez

Emili García Jiménez

Crisóforo Galán Álvarez

Crisóforo Galán Álvarez

Jorge Carrillo Olea

Jorge Carrillo Olea

Wenceslao Rívas Contreras

Wenceslao Rívas Contreras

Emeterio Pantaleón García

Emeterio Pantaleón García

Wolfango Aguilar Flores

Wolfango Aguilar Flores

Refugio Córdova

Refugio Córdova

Mónico Rodríguez Gómez

Mónico Rodríguez Gómez

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Marc Villemure

Marc Villemure

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François Beauchemin

François Beauchemin

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Mary Ellen Davis

Mary Ellen Davis

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Yves Beaudion

Yves Beaudion

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Mario Rojas Alba

Mario Rojas Alba

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Camille Laperrière

Camille Laperrière

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Maricarmen Merino

Maricarmen Merino

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Marcel Fraser

Marcel Fraser

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Roger Martin

Roger Martin

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Mary Ellen Davis

Mary Ellen Davis

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Juan Rojas Alba

Juan Rojas Alba

Production Assistant

Mary Ellen Davis

Mary Ellen Davis

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María Fernanda Gutiérrez

María Fernanda Gutiérrez

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Nathalie Miron

Nathalie Miron

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Sergio Contreras Rojas

Sergio Contreras Rojas

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Michel Dandavino

Michel Dandavino

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Berenice Manjarrez

Berenice Manjarrez

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Gilles Quintal

Gilles Quintal

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Guillermo Contreras Rojas

Guillermo Contreras Rojas

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Jacques Drouin

Jacques Drouin

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Enrique Torres Agatón

Enrique Torres Agatón

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Shelley Craig

Shelley Craig

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Yoan Cart

Yoan Cart

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Victor Javier Acevedo

Victor Javier Acevedo

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Jean-Paul Vialard

Jean-Paul Vialard

Sound Recordist

Louis Hone

Louis Hone

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Mexico Dead or Alive

19960.0 / 1053 min
Documentary

Overview

A portrait of the country of Mexico, as seen through the eyes of Mario Rojas Alba, a physician and former member of Congress, who fled to Montreal as a political refugee after surviving a brutal physical assault. During a cautious trip home, he guides us through the workings of political repression and violence in Mexico. The resulting film reveals the darker side of this vast country which became our official trading partner in 1994 under NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement), an accord criticized by a great many Mexicans, especially the indigenous people of Chiapas, who rose in revolt, demanding a more just and democratic society. On the Day of the Dead, families and friends remember those who have "disappeared"; widows lay flowers on the graves of husbands slain for opposing the ruling party. By their side, Alba reaffirms his commitment to a peaceful transition toward true democracy.